Dhaka, March 6 -- Bangladesh has made notable progress in counterterrorism efforts, ranking 35th among 163 countries in the latest Global Terrorism Index (GTI) 2025. This marks an improvement from its previous position of 32nd in last year's report.

The GTI, published on Wednesday by the Institute for Economics & Peace, assesses the global impact of terrorism using key indicators such as the number of incidents, fatalities, injuries, and hostage situations, alongside broader conflict and socioeconomic data.

Bangladesh's current GTI score stands at 3.03, with zero indicating no impact from terrorism and ten representing the highest measurable impact.

This ranking positions Bangladesh ahead of several regional counterparts, including Ind...